The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-08-20

"DRY OF TOUR oAsnILL.' screams Wig
gins; .,you'rs time hes not come yet "
"Shu, up yourself!" said the injured Bod
kin "rll talk II want TO-"
"who is that talking to me in that man.
ner Z" shouts the irste Mrs. Jinkins. al am
not accustomed to having such language I'D.
dressed to me. should like to know how
you dare tell me 10 shut up"
"whs-huh FL didn't" stammered Wig
gins
wouldn't for the world say anything
that wasn't polite, Madam, IN sure ex-
planned Bodkin.
Here the central closed the connection,
and there was q sudden quietus put to the
conversation. Mrs. Jinkins says that two
young gentlemen called that evening and
enquired for her, and she thinks they didn't
mean to talk that way to her, and that they
are real nice young men. anyway.
Mr. JINKINs TO HIS SON.
Mr.. John Henry Jinkins has son.
don't know whether l ever mentioned the
fact before, but Mr.. Jinkins' family is com.
posed Of two sons and one daughter. The
daughters name is Jenny, and the younger
son is James. The older son is John Henry
Jinkins, Jr., and he was twenty one years
old few days ago. Mr.. Jinkins called his
son to him that morning, and told him that
he was twenty.one years old. Now John
Henry, Jr., knew that beforehand been fig
uring it over for some months; still he wa.
pleased to hear his father say that he wa'
twenty one years old.
"Yes, sir" said John Henry, Jr.
"My son." continued Mr.. Jinkins, sol
emily, my son, you are now starting fortl
upon life's tempestuous pillows. You viii
be buHeted abou. by rough waves, and bes
upon by conflicting winds, and-and-snd-
tossed upon the crests ot-of-crests Of"
eyes, SIR said John Henry, Jr.
"From the moment when first you say
the light of day your mother and l hav
watched with the most solicitous care tn
opening and unfolding Of our young bud o
promise-ah-we have endeavored, as wei
rs lay within the scope of our abilities, to in
cucate into your youthful intellect tn
great principles and truths of-of-truth
of-of-''
"Yes, sir" said John Henry, Jr.
Precisely, my son, precisely. And nov
that you are starting forth to do battle 70
yourself, to cope, alone and single-handed
with the relentless and wicked world, Ia
i want to give you few words of advice
which my experience suggests, and which
trust may be of assistance to you in pilotin
your frai bark over the raging and tempest
uons pillows of-of-"
ayes, SIR" said John Henry, Jr.
"Precisely, my son, precisely. One thin
want to say is this: Don't weaken.
you do you will be conquered you will b
pushed to the lowest depths of insignifcance
Stand up for your rights, my son, and blo'
your own horn. Try to deserve all you have
and insist on having it. If any naughty an
overbearing individual oversteps the limit
and established boundaries of polite and GU
tivated civilizstiOn-ah-ande ncroaches VI
on your prerogatives as dignified membe
of society. do not for ON instant tolerate il
my son. Smash his snoot. Do you compr'
bend the import of my observations, N
son?'
"Yes, SIR" said John Henry, Jr. off an
Teller plays shenanigin on me, am to put
watch pocket under his eye and moss agat
on his brow for sixty days."
"Precisely, my son, precisely. That is tn
first rule of success in life. Treat you
friends like princes, and make your enemie
stand from under. Then everybody vii
love you, my SON."
"Yes, sir" SAID John Henry, Jr.
, "Besides this principle Of self defense
there is another, my son, which is fully a
J important. Blow your own horn. Advel
tise yourself loot your own bugle, an
foot it loud. You will be called an upstart
J and everybody will say you are too fresh
|. but never mind them. Go right ahead
you'll get there
"Yes, SIR" said John Henry, Jr.
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